Dalton Knecht has to have the Los Angeles Lakers over the moon after he went off in their preseason win against the Phoenix Suns.
Knecht scored a modest 15 points late in the fourth quarter but caught fire from deep in the closing minutes to force overtime. His hot shooting carried into the extra period, as he made some difficult contested 3-pointers that still found the bottom of the net.
The rookie guard ended up dropping 35 points on 8-of-13 shooting from deep, tying Anthony Davis for game-high scoring honors. It was the sort of breakout performance that might force head coach JJ Redick to play him more minutes earlier than expected when the 2024-25 season begins…